ASMFC approves 20 percent reduction in bunker harvest

11:45 PM,
Dec. 17, 2012

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The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission has approved Amendment 2 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Menhaden with a 20 percent reduction from the average of landings from 2009-2011 and an approximately 25 percent reduction from 2011 levels.

Amendment 2 provided options for cuts of up to 50 percent in the menhaden harvest, with the vast majority of those responding during the public comment period supporting the maximum reduction. The Commission, however, opted for a lesser number.